Feed Settings
Control how the activity feed behaves — how far back it looks, and which types of content appear.
The activity feed is the central hub of your fellos site. It's the first thing members see when they log in — a chronological stream of posts, milestones, announcements, and organizational updates. The Feed Settings page lets you control two key aspects: how much history the feed displays, and which types of items are visible.
Feed Window
The feed window controls how many days of content the activity feed shows. Enter a number of days — common values are 30, 60, or 90 days. When a member opens their feed, they'll see items from within this window, starting from the most recent.
Items older than the feed window don't appear in the feed, but they are not deleted. They still exist in the system and can be found through direct links, search, or by browsing specific groups and event pages. The feed window simply controls what appears in the main chronological feed view.
Start with 30 days. If your organization is very active with many posts per day, a shorter window keeps the feed manageable. If your organization posts less frequently, a longer window (60 or 90 days) ensures the feed doesn't feel empty.
Choosing the right window
- 30 days — Good for active organizations with multiple posts per day. Keeps the feed focused on recent activity.
- 60 days — A balanced default. Works well for most organizations with moderate posting frequency.
- 90 days — Best for organizations that post less frequently or want members to see a broader history when they log in.
Feed Item Visibility
The visibility section lets you control which types of content appear in the activity feed. Each type has a toggle switch — enabled (green) means that type of item will appear in the feed, disabled (gray) means it won't.
The available feed item types are:
Group Posts
Posts made in discussion groups. This is typically the core content of the feed — member discussions, announcements, and shared content from your various groups. Most organizations keep this enabled.
Milestones
Automatically generated items marking significant member achievements — years of membership, reaching certain activity thresholds, or other milestone events your organization recognizes.
New Members
Announcements when new members complete the onboarding process and become active. These items help the community welcome newcomers and put names to faces.
Type Changes
Announcements when a member's type changes — such as advancing from Prospect to Full Member. Some organizations prefer to celebrate these publicly in the feed; others consider type changes an internal administrative matter and disable this.
Officer Changes
Announcements when officers are appointed, removed, or change roles within organizations. Keeping the community informed about leadership changes is usually valuable.
Events
Event-related items in the feed — upcoming event reminders, new event announcements, and event recaps. Disabling this removes event items from the feed but doesn't affect the Events section itself.
Birthdays
Birthday announcements for members who have their birthday on file. These add a personal touch to the feed and encourage members to engage with each other. Members can opt out of birthday visibility in their own settings.
Anniversaries
Membership anniversary celebrations — marking years since a member joined the organization. Like birthdays, these build community connection and recognize long-standing members.
Disabling a feed item type hides it from the feed for all members. Individual members can also customize their own feed preferences in their settings to further filter what they see, but they can only hide types that you've enabled here — they can't show types you've disabled.
How the Feed Works
Understanding how the feed assembles its content helps you make better configuration decisions:
- The feed is personalized per member. Each member sees content from groups they have access to, organizations they belong to, and members they're connected with.
- Feed items are displayed in reverse chronological order — newest first.
- The feed uses infinite scrolling. Members scroll down to see older items, up to the feed window boundary.
- Feed items respect group access rules. A member won't see posts from a group they don't have read access to, even if group posts are enabled in feed settings.
- Pinned posts in groups don't get special treatment in the feed — they're pinned within the group view, but appear chronologically in the feed like any other post.
Performance Considerations
A very large feed window combined with many enabled item types on an active site can result in a lot of content loading when members open their feed. If you notice the feed feeling slow:
- Reduce the feed window to 30 days
- Consider disabling less-critical item types (like type changes or anniversaries)
- Review whether you have a very large number of groups — each group's posts contribute to the feed load
In most cases, the default settings work well without any performance concerns.